{"id":2003,"date":"2023-07-24T10:06:07","date_gmt":"2023-07-24T08:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.photizo.net\/nam\/blog\/2023\/07\/24\/using-light-therapy-to-help-treat-soccer-injuries\/"},"modified":"2023-09-11T16:29:31","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T14:29:31","slug":"using-light-therapy-to-help-treat-soccer-injuries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.photizo.net\/nam\/blog\/2023\/07\/24\/using-light-therapy-to-help-treat-soccer-injuries\/","title":{"rendered":"Using light therapy to help treat soccer injuries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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You might not be in the Bafana Bafana<\/em> team, but even if you just enjoy a weekend game of soccer<\/strong> with your mates, game injuries<\/strong> can put you on the bench in no time. It\u2019s no fun sitting on the sidelines watching everyone else have fun and at some time you may have suffered from one or more of the following common injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Irritation<\/strong> and inflammation<\/strong> in the shoulders<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Rotator cuff tendonitis<\/strong> or tears<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Wrist sprains <\/strong>and tendonitis<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Anterior and Posterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL\/PCL) knee injuries<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Groin pull, hamstring tear <\/strong>or pull<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Pulled <\/strong>or strained calf muscle<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Ankle sprain.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    How will light therapy help treat soccer injuries?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • Red and infrared light therapy<\/strong> is a non-invasive treatment that stimulates the body\u2019s own healing mechanisms<\/strong> through both molecular signalling and circulatory modulation, thereby helping to reduce non-chronic<\/strong> or acute pain<\/strong> associated with sports injuries.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Red and infrared light penetrates deeper into the body than normal heat treatment, stimulating more red blood cells and enhancing the ability to recover<\/strong> from injuries.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Blood flow<\/strong> to tissues is promoted and lymphatic drainage<\/strong> increases, helping to remove waste products<\/strong>. This indirectly inhibits inflammation processes<\/strong> and thus reduces swelling<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Once the red LED light has increased the cell\u2019s energy production<\/strong>, each cell within the treated area begins producing new cells to replace the cells of the injured tissue.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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      Some of the benefits of using the Photizo Sport <\/strong>include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      • Reduces inflammation<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Increases circulation<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Boosts endorphin production<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Blocks pain transmitting chemicals<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Eases pain<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Non-invasive<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Pain-free<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Simple to operate<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        You might not be in the Bafana Bafana team, but even if you just enjoy a weekend game of soccer…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2846,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[137,166],"tags":[34],"class_list":["post-2003","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-articles","category-sport-news-articles","tag-sport"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.photizo.net\/nam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2003","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.photizo.net\/nam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.photizo.net\/nam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.photizo.net\/nam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.photizo.net\/nam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2003"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.photizo.net\/nam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2003\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2848,"href":"https:\/\/www.photizo.net\/nam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2003\/revisions\/2848"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.photizo.net\/nam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2846"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.photizo.net\/nam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2003"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.photizo.net\/nam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2003"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.photizo.net\/nam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2003"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}